Tuesday, Mar 30 2010
• 12 p.m. (ET)

Preserving Video Games and Virtual Worlds

You’ll never be able to recapture the thrill of playing “Donkey Kong” for the first time on the original Nintendo system. And nostalgia has little to do with it. Researchers are trying to preserve classic video games — but the work is surprisingly difficult. Tech Tuesday explores why video games are the forefront of the fight to preserve digital culture from oblivion in the 21st century.

Guests

Jerome McDonough
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois

Abigail Potter
Digital Archivist, Library of Congress

Matthew Kirschenbaum
Associate Professor, University of Maryland - College Park

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